Wednesday Apr 30 | San Francisco Business Times
URS unit wins helicopter training deal worth up to $240 million
San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown URS Corp. will train helicopter pilots for the Army and the Air Force under a five-year contract that could be worth up to $240 million. via San Francisco Business Times
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HNTB picked to design new Mississippi River Bridge
St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen The Missouri Department of Transportation selected HNTB Corp. via Construction News
Saturday Apr 26 | The Navajo Times
Din Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment and the San Juan Citizens Alliance are suing under the federal Freedom of Information Act on grounds that the federal agencies have withheld documents used in ... via The Navajo Times
Thursday Apr 24 | TechTarget
Cisco WAAS customer uncovers AutoCAD file save issue
“Despite that, the first-time download still gave the customer some optimization.”
Riverbed Technologies Inc. isn't the only vendor whose WAN optimization devices have problems with the latest Autodesk AutoCAD files. via TechTarget
Tuesday Apr 22 | Indianola Record-Herald
Commercial air service worth $1 billion-plus yearly to Iowa economy, study says
“We felt it was important to decision-makers at the local, state and federal levels to have an understanding of the type of economic impact that a commercial service airport has to a community and a region”
By WILLIAM PETROSKI REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 04:05 on 04/22/2008 Commercial service airports are an important engine for Iowa's economy, generating 14,209 jobs and $1.3 billion in total annual economic ... via Indianola Record-Herald
Apr 20, 2008 | UnBeige
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Toast Rack!: 'Designed by Architects' at MFAH
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Toast Rack!: "Designed by Architects" at MFAH Interior designer Margo Grant Walsh has long been obsessed with metal. via UnBeige
Apr 18, 2008 | Reuters UK
Atkins sees growth despite UK slowdown
“The group's order book is strong and we remain confident that the group will make good progress in 2008/09”
WS Atkins Plc is confident it can grow in Britain despite an economic slowdown and sees scope to expand in the Middle East as its strives for new markets, the engineering consultancy said on Wednesday. via Reuters UK
Apr 16, 2008 | IndyStar.com
Recycled flooring powers area homes and businesses
“Without the program, the flooring materials used to produce energy would take more than 1,000 years to decompose”
Blakley's Flooring, central Indiana's largest seller and installer of commercial and residential flooring, has employed a unique flooring recycling program that helps improve the environment and provide fuel to ... via IndyStar.com
Apr 16, 2008 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Survey: People seem satisfied with highway work
“There was concern by the public how this would all come about. The general public is as pleased as you can be about something that impacts their lives and how they get around.”
The Highway 40 shutdown has changed the way some people in the St. Louis region live, with about one in three saying it has changed where they shop and eat out, according to survey results released Thursday. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Apr 14, 2008 | Inside Costa Rica
CAF, ICE Sign us$100 Million Loan Agreement
“The demand for power services in this Central American country continues growing rapidly, surpassing expectations and currently reaching 5% a year”
Published: Thursday, AprilThe Andean Development Corporation and Costa Rica's state power company ICE have signed a contract whereby the former will provide ICE with us$100million. The financing, which CAF ... via Inside Costa Rica
Apr 12, 2008 | State Journal-Register
Capitol architect taking job in California
“I just decided to go back to the private sector”
Capitol Architect Donald McLarty has resigned to take a job in Sacramento, California. via State Journal-Register
Apr 10, 2008 | WisInfo
Whiting awards wastewater treatment plant contract
“Residents are excited to get this started”
The village of Whiting awarded a Fond du Lac construction company a $4.8 million contract to build a new wastewater treatment plant in the village. via WisInfo
Apr 9, 2008 | WHP-AM Harrisburg
Pens New Arena Plan Needs Facelift, Planning Commission Members Say
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission wants architects to jazz up the outside appearance of the $290 million arena they're designing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. via WHP-AM Harrisburg
Apr 8, 2008 | Deseret News
“Sensitive material should be periodically inventoried and reconciled with accounting records to maintain asset control until demilitarization and disposal.”
After finding alarm-raising shortcomings with computer inventories of ballistic missile parts at Hill Air Force Base, inspectors warned a year ago that poor record-keeping could allow "inadvertent technology ... via Deseret News
Apr 6, 2008 | MySanAntonio.com
$102 million for BRAC at Fort Sam Houston
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded three more contracts worth a total of $102 million for projects in the Base Realignment and Closure Process at Fort Sam Houston. via MySanAntonio.com
Apr 4, 2008 | Market Watch
Petrofac wins $477 mln contract to build Syria gas plant
Oil services firm Petrofac said it's won a $477 million lump-sum contract by Petro-Canada Palmyra to construct a gas treatment plant for the Ebla project in Syria. via Market Watch
Apr 3, 2008 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Posted by South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Report confirms former Hollywood landfill remains toxic
An environmental firm recently took a close look underneath a former city landfill and concluded what many had suspected: Building a park or a new development at the 32-acre site would not be safe.
A study by the URS Corp.
showed unsafe levels of contaminants in soil and groundwater samples taken from the city-owned property.
In 2006, city officials hired the company for $80,000 to see if it would be possible to redevelop the area at Pembroke and South Park roads.
Now the city will have to decide whether to shut down the site permanently or clean it up to make room for new development, said Lorie Mertens-Black, the city's director of intergovernmental affairs. Read more
Apr 2, 2008 | Recycling Today
UK Authority Awards Contract to Manage Low Level Waste Repository
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has selected the UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd., as successful bidder for the management of the UK Low Level Waste Repository. via Recycling Today
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